The Swimming Pool

Artist: Henri Matisse
Artist's Lifespan: 1869-1954
Title: The Swimming Pool
Date: 1952-1953

Location of Origin: France
Medium: Esoteric medium
Original Size: 7 ft 6 5/8 in x 53 ft 11 in
Style: Fauves (Fauvism)
Genre: Leisure
Location: Museum of Modern Art, New York

Commentary: Nine-panel mural in two parts, gouache on cut-and-pasted paper mounted on burlap.